MacquarieNet
 

Australian online reference library
for parents, students and teachers

MacquarieNet is the first comprehensive online reference library specially designed for Australian parents, students and teachers.

MacquarieNet delivers a wealth of Australian and international information from just one online source. It provides Australia's best reference works and features daily bulletins from the country's major news sources, AAP and ABC.

Advantages of subscribing to MacquarieNet:

  1. a user-friendly reference system with a variety of search techniques and easy navigation.
  2. day-to-day access to a range of information and images on history, science, geography, literature, the arts and more...all with a strong Australian emphasis.
  3. the ability to publish online via SchoolMap, search via the Explore Australia map interface and develop lesson plans and save to your own workbook

Contents

MacquarieNet draws on a wide variety of references and over 50 separate databases, including:

  • AAP and ABC News
  • encyclopedias of Australian history, Australian art, events, people and places, natural heritage and Indigenous Australia
  • a range of Macquarie dictionaries and thesauruses
  • specialist dictionaries covering Australian politics, economics, health sciences, education and performing arts
  • images from the MacquarieNet Photo Library and Art Gallery, the National Library and the Australian War Memorial
  • texts on multicultural studies, global environments, alternative energy sources, religion in Australia and many Macmillan Library titles covering areas such as Australian history and society
  • lesson plans covering all subjects and curriculum levels
  • classic Australian fiction and non-fiction
  • Hot Topics and other monthly features